T-TYPE BULLBAR

[Chip Old]

On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Robert Kampas wrote:

> I am currently restoring TC 2544 which is a 1947 "Home Model". Prior > to disassembly on of the things that still worked when I bought the > car was the "dip & switch" headlight arrangement such as Chip > describes in the email attached below. Tis a charming arrangement > indeed! Don't suppose it would be legal in the USA to put it back the > same way during the restoration - does anyone in the USA know the laws > regarding this? Are new single filament bulbs still available?

It doesn't meet the requirements of the Uniform Motor Vehicle Code, which I think all states follow now. However regulations for historic and antique vehicles vary widely from state to state. You'll need to talk to your local DMV or vehicle inspection agency. -- Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E fold@bcpl.net

[John G. Bulcken IV]

The TB did NOT have the solenoid, the lamps, rims, lenses, and wiring were NOT the same as the TA or TC ...this info. is in the factory parts book ! Cheers, John J.G. Bulcken IV TB#0398

----- Original Message ----- From: "Chip Old" fold@bcpl.net> To: "T-ABC list" mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:10 AM Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] T-TYPE BULLBAR > On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Ron Simon wrote: > > > Some TC's were fitted with a flat bumper which came from Harley > > Davidson three wheeler Servicycles. > > So the legend goes, and maybe that was sometimes done, but flat bumpers > were manufactured for and sold by one of the well-known MG dealers of the > time. Don't remember which one off the top of my head, but I'm sure > someone else here will fill in the blank. > > > Very early TC's had no hi-beam bulbs.Instead only one headlight had > > the reflector mounted in a gimbel which swiveled up for a one sided > > hi-beam. > > That's how it was done on the TA and TB. The reflector was tilted by a > solenoid. > > Home Model TCs used a different "dip & switch" setup where the right-hand > headlamp had a single filament bulb (high beam) and the left-hand had a > dual filament bulb (high/low). When you switched to low the left side > switched to the low beam filament and the right side went out completely. > > TC 6710 still had that arrangement when I imported it from the UK in 1969. > If I'm not mistaken, dip & switch headlamps became illegal in the UK long > before that, so I guess some MOT inspectors looked the other way. > > According to the factory parts manual TCs for export to almost all markets > (including pre-EXU TCs for the US market) had dual filament bulbs on both > sides. > > > Life was much slower then. > > Yeah, the good old days. > > -- > Chip Old 1948 M.G. TC TC6710 XPAG7430 NEMGTR #2271 > Cub Hill, Maryland 1962 Triumph TR4 CT3154LO CT3479E > fold@bcpl.net > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >